Term 2 Energy

If every person in the world lived as we do in Australia we’d need more than one planet to support us – which obviously, we don’t have. We’d actually need more than 3 planet Earths. Australians consume more of just about everything, per person, than people in other countries. We consume too much food, too much paper, timber, metals, too much energy, water, plastic, glass – you name it, as a nation we consume a lot of it.

SO WHAT?
What can we do about it?
What can you do about it?

Choose one way of being more sustainable and make a short movie to teach our school community about what they can do. You may work in a group of 3 or 4. You must have a mix of boys and girls and grade 5s and 6s.

You must plan your presentation before you start filming. The movie planner is attached.

Become more sustainable

For more information on how you can change the way you live towards a sustainable lifestyle, click on the links below:

• Shopping and Consumption (what you buy and eat)
• Green building design for your home or business
• Waste and recycling – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Reducing Water Usage
• Reducing Energy Usage
• Transport, Travel and Tourism – Carbon Offsetting

Link for the Eco Footprint activity:
http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/people_and_the_environment/human_footprint/footprint_calculator/

1. What Gha is my Eco Footrpint and what does that mean?
2. If everybody lived like you, how many earths would we need to provide the resources?
3. What areas of your lifestyle could you change to reduce it?
4. Were there any surprises? Why/why not?